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Bjørn Larssen (he/him)

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Norse grimdark and historical fantasy author. Queer from the Tortured Authors Department. Queen's Book Asylum and Before We Go Blog contributor. ’Land’ (The Ten Worlds book 2) out now! https://www.bjornlarssen.com

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · May 25

🇮🇸 #Iceland, 1920. Side effects of too much truth include death… in this historical suspense novel set under the Northern lights.

🥇 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal – Best Historical Fiction.

📕 e-book (all stores) • paperback • hardcover • audiobook

➡️ www.bjornlarssen.com/storytellers

Right side: the cover of ‘Storytellers’ by Bjørn Larssen.

Left side – review quotes:
★★★★★ This story feels like how I would believe Iceland feels to an outsider looking in, rough, dark, and beautiful.
★★★★★ Bjørn Larssen’s “Storytellers”, firmly cements his place as a masterful storyteller in a 20th century saga set in rural and rugged Iceland.
★★★★★ If you don't believe that the blacksmith, a depressive alcoholic, could steal your heart, give this book a try.
★★★★★ This unique tale is storytelling at its best.
★★★★★ Storytellers is an incredible read. I'd love to go to Iceland one day - seeing the Northern Lights is on my bucket list. Even if I never do, though, I feel like I've kind of been there with this book. A suspenseful, hilarious, poignant, extraordinary book.
★★★★★ Hauntingly atmospheric, it somehow shows us all the dark bleakness of the place while inspiring us with wanderlust to see it. The author's love of Iceland shines through.
★★★★★ This exquisite tale comes together brilliantly at the end … in quite a satisfying and impressive way. The reader can feel the heart and soul that went into writing it.
★★★★★ There is something magical and enchanting about Storytellers that makes it an unputdownable book.

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 4m

Ugh 😬 I suppose this is coming my way too, then…

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 7m

Very good question. Sandstone feels like a good candidate.

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 9h

Is salt the only rock that makes food more delicious? Have we checked all the others?

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 8m

0 in 2025 for personal/mental health reasons, but hoping to resume my usual pace of one per year in 2026. I’m not a rapid release person.

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 28m

Partner?!

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 29m

#PlotTober ‘Bloodbath & Beyond’ explains why Freya became the person/Goddess she is in The Ten Worlds – it’s her coming-of-age book.

Surviving three burnings at a stake (this is difficult to make funny, but #NorseMythology gonna Norse mythology) will do things to you.

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 6h

#PlotTober Day 10: MC backstory & traumas

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

10. What are some potential backstory or contextual reasons for your main character(s) having this kind of personality or behaving this way? In other words, what could have caused them to be the person they are at the start of your WIP?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 31m

Whaaaat o_O I don’t want to upload my ID either! Did you get an email, or was it when you were adding a new book/changing an existing one?

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𝕃.𝕁.𝔽𝕆𝕏 🇮🇸☕📚 @onefootiniceland.bsky.social · 3h

To paraphrase John Muir: 'Into Iceland I go, to lose my mind and find my soul' for #WorldMentalHealthDay 🫂 Where's your soothing place? 🤔 Arriving in 🇮🇸 is like an exhale of relief (but luckily I have closer ones too!)
#mentalhealthmatters #Iceland #scape #landscape #glaciers #climatecrisis🌡️ #ECK

Blonde woman in black clothing sitting on a rock looking out over a glacial lagoon with the glacier in the distance under a clear blue sky

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 31m

I love this photo so much ♥️

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 35m

#WritingLifeMonthly Promoting, actually. I’m okay with the writing, editing, revising, etc. But then I just want to silently plop the books online and disappear back into my cave. I also want to sell lots of them. Those two things don’t go together.

And sometimes, like now, I have writing burnout…

Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 2h

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 10 📚

As a #neurospicy author, I find sticking to one project is really challenging, especially if I'm in a hard slog phase that doesn't give me any dopamine.

#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #authorchat #findtheglimmers #adhd #dyslexia

October #writinglifemonthly Day 10 What's the hardest part about writing for you?
Build Community - Share. Like.Comment in Group. @traceyleewrites

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Three Ravens Podcast @threeravenspod.bsky.social · 1h

We're off to the fair for #FolkyFriday today! 🖤

Our theme this week is "Autumnals Fairs, Festivals, and Animals Brought to Market!"

From Samhain to Goose Fairs to Pack Fairs and beyond, it's a very folky season!

Tag related posts, art, songs and customs #FolkyFriday for shares until 6pm UK time!

a painting of people with the word frolic on the top

ALT: a painting of people with the word frolic on the top

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 37m

“Something got me started” – the cannon

Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 1h

AT ANY TIME. 😂

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 39m

#WIPSnips A glorious return of the actual WIP, Bloodbath & Beyond! Today, Freya meets Chad the human and they discuss things big and small. Including wars.

“Somewhere, I believe, the esteemed Terry Pratchett is smiling and nodding with approval at Larssen” –
@plstuart-author.bsky.social

“I fear nothing with Odin by my side!” Drops of saliva flew out of the man’s mouth. As if by magic, they stopped short of reaching Freya’s face. “The prize is Valhalla!”
“The prize for what?”
“For dying in battle.”
“But if you destroy everything,” Freya pointed out, bewildered, “there will be no Valhalla either.”
“Heh heh,” the man said, narrowing his eyes and patting the side of his nose with his finger. “Chad knows the answer, heh heh.”
“Who is Chad?”
“I am Chad, my lady. You simply make the war just a wee bit smaller.”
“But how would you know how big that one was…?”
“You start really small.” Chad was clearly a man used to explaining things to women. “Then you go a bit bigger, then a bit bigger, until it’s just the right size for skalds to sing about it, heh heh.”
“Isn’t that called compensating?”
“Compass – what?”
“It’s when the size of your… never mind. How will you know it’s the right size? Of war? I mean, suppose you go that one step too far…”

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 44m

I can only think of four-letter words as a response to that :( I hope they do something about it, keeping my hopes/expectations low, though.

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 47m

“I have not read Jennifer L Armentrout’s latest novel, The Primal of Blood and Bone. Nor have I sniffed it, or licked it. Which might be an odd thing to do, but for the fact that a special edition of the romantasy book has been released with garlic-infused ink.”

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Mayomantasy?

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me? | David Barnett

With the rise of TikTok and two-tier marketing budgets, something’s off in the world of publishing (and it’s not just the aroma), says author David Barnett

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Samphire but for Halloween 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 1d

Hey! My new short story, The Thirteenth Time, is now available to read for free on Beneath Ceaseless Skies. I, for one, think it's pretty good.

www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Thirteenth Time by Patrick Samphire

You know how sometimes there are things that happen that you never want to think about again? Not because they’re terrible or horrifying, and not because they were such a perfect moment that everythin...

www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 21h

I got three today (not trying to compete). :/ How did they get my direct email, though? It used to be once every three months through my contact form.

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 21h

#thread but I was *just* thinking about how I once opened up to someone who told me it was okay, and they told me I massively triggered them and they didn’t want to hear all that. I’m still ashamed of how badly I misjudged…something. And I still don’t know what exactly I should/could have said. 🤐

Katie @vimtotime.bsky.social · 1d

When I was little my coping mechanism for getting these things “wrong” was to not say anything at all. I learned to never tell initiate conversations (and to avoid others doing so), never to ask questions and never ask for help.

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Suzanne Lapointe @suemetal.bsky.social · 22h

Artwork by Aðalheiður S. Eysteinsdóttir in Siglufjörður
#ColorOfTheDay #YellowThu #EastCoastKin #Iceland

Sculptures en bois de deux hommes assis sur un banc. L'un des hommes est appuyé sur le mur d'une maison jaune et l'autre est penché. Il y a une fenêtre dans le haut du mur. Œuvre de l'artiste islandaise Aðalheiður S. Eysteinsdóttir. Siglufjörður, Islande (septembre 2025).

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 21h

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 21h

I don’t, so I’m just sharing in case someone has the answer. Sorry about that :(

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Esme Weatherwax 📚🧶🦉🌳🔬📸 🌈 ally @esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social · 22h

I know FB is trash, but does anyone know how to actually reach a human at FB for moderation?

i reported a user for multiple posts about using racial slurs along with pictures of kids at homecoming who were in interracial relationships. The slur isn't common, so i dont think AI registered it

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 21h

But, but… humankind NEEDS videos of Sam Altman stealing GPUs from stores and horses riding other horses in a non-creepy way (if a non-creepy way exists in this case). AI videos are the future of humankind. Survival optional.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 23h

Energy requirements for AI mean that the only way for the bubble not to burst would require companies to multiply their carbon footprint to an unimaginable degree. Right now, while AI is barely functional and mostly a novelty for the lazy, it requires so much energy that data centers rival cities.

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 21h

Poor Noah :(

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 1d

I am becoming more and more tempted to do it myself and beat his record. Where do I find typewriters, though? ( @jacobsannox.bsky.social probably knows)That’s the difficult bit.

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 1d

My head is currently playing ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ and I actually don’t mind at all. Normally the songs that get stuck in my head irritate me. I clearly don’t have enough of The Life of a Showgirl yet and I’ve played it enough times to get it to #1 in the Netherlands.

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